"Then why did you come?"
"I am not my own master. Mrs. Lane, my stepmother, made the arrangement with Mr. Tubbs."
"I expect you feel above it?"
"I don't say that, but it's not to my taste."
"How much will you get?"
Gerald had no objection to tell, and answered, quietly: "Three dollars a week."
"That ain't much. I get six and my board. You know, I board with Mr. Tubbs. I'm a cousin of Mrs. Tubbs."
"Do you like it?"
"No; I have too much looking after. When a man is my age, he doesn't want to be interfered with."
"No one likes to be interfered with."